This Yoga Teacher Training is designed for the discerning student. It’s a high-quality training with international teachers, all who have serious yoga practices. Traditional Hatha Yoga and Vinyasa Krama in the Krishnamacharya lineage is the main form of practice, but this training offers a comparative study of contemporary Hatha Yoga styles. During the training you will experience different kinds of Vinyasa Flow styles, as well as BKS Iyengar alignment methodology. Explore the' inner/outer' techniques of Vinyasa to reveal the spiritual path underlying the practice; learn the principles of subtle alignment, breath/bandhas/dristi, and the methodology that ties poses together into a seamless ‘moving meditation’.

Yoga is an ancient Indian science that uses the body and breath to penetrate the mind and liberate us from suffering. Asana is the starting place for a genuine yogic inquiry - a practice that moves beyond a mere physical experience and makes its relevant to real life. We believe that the Guru lies within and will do everything in our power to guide you on this transformative journey. For details see: http://www.eltonyoga.com/ytt-goa-2015.html

Why do this Yoga Teacher Training? • It’s a DOGMA FREE training for the discerning student. • This training offers great value: You'll stay in a stylish, safe and comfortable place at a competitive price and receive an excellent, high-quality training; • Study with interesting, senior teachers, all of whom are serious yoga practitioners with global reputations; • The course is for a small and select group of students. You will receive personal attention that is sensitive to your needs and ongoing development; • This is a transformational training that integrates ancient wisdom traditions with contemporary psychology in a mindful practice designed to diminish suffering in our lives. • You’ll experience an authentic process that makes you look at your own reality, takes you deeper in your own practice, and gives you the skills to teach yoga. It will give you the ability to teach from your own experience and practical knowhow that are the stamp of an interesting teacher – someone with something to say about yoga practice because you have lived it. You can only teach what you know; • Hindu, Buddhist and contemporary yogic philosophy are taught in a way that lifts them ‘off the page’, and ‘off the mat,’ so you can integrate them into your teaching and personal practice. Learn mantras, how to use prayer beads, spin prayer wheels, receive Puja, observe ceremonies, enter a holy place with respect and immerse yourself in living yogic culture in Nepal. The philosophy is relevant to both the physical experience and the spiritual practice. It is not an academic lesson, but a yogic inquiry relevant to real life; • Study traditional Hatha Yoga with BKS Iyengar alignment principles; learn techniques to breakdown difficult asanas (inversions, arm balances, backbends, etc) to teach ‘workshop style’; • Get hands-on experience with adjustments in the Astanga Primary Series (so you are prepared to work alongside someone in the real world); • Build movement vocabularies and learn to sequence Vinyasa Flow as a seamless ‘moving meditation’; • Study biomechanics of movement and get hands-on experience with adjustments, assists and prop useage that is relevant to 'real bodies'; • Practical Teaching: demonstrate & adjust asanas; work in groups & individually to create Vinyasa Flow sequences; structure & teach a yoga class; get feedback from teachers & colleagues; and see yourself in action on video; • Learn how to teach basic Pranayama and Mediation; Restorative yoga and Yoga Nidra; • Make Yoga your Business